Why rising mortgage rates and gas prices are suddenly impacting Bitcoin holders directly

Your gas bill just became a Bitcoin story Fresh March data tied one household pressure point to one market trade. The preliminary survey from the University of Michigan put consumer sentiment at 55.5, the lowest reading of 2026, and said gasoline prices had exerted the most immediate impact felt by consumers. The same release showed one-year inflation expectations at 3.4%, above 2024 levels. A day earlier, Freddie Ma…